Construction Worker Struck By Box Truck On Long Island Critically Injured

CORAM, NY – A construction worker was critically injured when she was struck by a box truck in Coram Monday afternoon, police said.

Gloria Taylor, of Islip, was holding a sign to slow or stop traffic on the east side of northbound Route 112, which was under construction, when a 2000 Isuzu box truck traveling northbound drifted to the right near Pauls Path and struck Taylor around noon. Taylor was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where she is listed in critical condition.

The driver of the Isuzu, Dominick Sconzo, 19, of Selden, was not injured. A safety check was conducted on the truck, which is owned by Casa Piazza in Port Jefferson Station.

The investigation is continuing.

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